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    1. [WEST-L] George & Lisabelle
    2. I am looking for descendants from this brother and sister: George West, b. December 26, 1894 & Lisabelle West b. January 24, 1896 Apparently they are children of Albert West, b. about 1874 in Pike County, KY, d. 1903 married to Mary "Polly" Canady b. 1894, d. 1904. Other children were: Naomi (Oma) West b. 1894 m. Cleve Toler Alfie West, b. 1902 married Fred Wilson Clema West ?? Bernette Harvey - either half brother or step brother Dosh Canady -either half brother or step brother HERE'S THE FULL SCOOP: This Albert (aka Aulbert) West had purchased a bunch of acreage in WV with the intentions of running a full logging operation. In 1903, he was killed either by a a stacked log rolling over him, or a tree he was cutting falling on him. His wife died in 1904 of 'consumption' - tuberculosis. After both of their deaths, the bank was ready to foreclose on the loan Albert had for the land, so his brothers got together and paid off the bank and they got clear title to the land, which was then passed down to their own children and not to Albert & Mary's children (but that's a whole different story) Anyway, when they both died the children were split up among the family, including my grandfather Floyd West who was raised by Green West, over the years Floyd West only mentioned & apparently knew Oma, Alfie, Clema, as well as this Bernette Harvey and Dosh Canady which always referred to as brothers, but I don't know if these were children that belonged to Mary before marrying Albert or what the relationship was. Floyd West never, never mentioned George & Lisabelle. Is it possible they were a brother and sister my grandpa never knew because of the circumstances that separated the children. I'd really like to get info on these two and possibly talked with their descendants to what the info is on that side.

    02/06/1999 05:12:00